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FREDERICK L. FULLER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CAl-I 'IREGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO,' A CORPORATION OF OHIO, (INCOR- PORATED IN1906.)

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

Application filed December 13, 1911. Serial No. 665,454.

accounting machines and one of the objects thereof is to provide such a type of machine with a plurality of independent accumu-- lators any one of which may be brought into co'ciperative relation with a set of actuators, these actuators also being adapted to 006perate with a grand accumulator, which accumulates the total of several of the independent accumulators.

Another object of this invention is to provide mechanism for disabling the grand accumulator when certain of the independent accumulators are brought into cooperative relation with the actuators.

Another object of this invention is to provide transfer devices which are common to the independent and the grand accumulators.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved form of operating 'mecha nism for the indicators whereby said indicators are moved directly from one position to another without returning to their normal starting position.

A further object of this invention "is to.

provide a special bank of keys with suitable locking mechanism therefor, so constructed that when certain accumulators are in coiiperative relation with the actuators, the key corresponding in designation to the selected accumulator will be unlocked, while when other accumulators are brought into cooperative relation with the actuators all of the said keys are unlocked so that any one of the same may be operated.

Another object of this invention is to provide a movable frame carrying record material upon which are entered written and printed data, the said frame being moved from one position to another to have the different data entered thereupon.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a check printing mechanism with an improved form of check ejector.

With these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combina ions of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims, and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form part of the specification.

Figure 1 is a central transverse sectional view through a machine of the type shown in the Patent No. 580,378, granted to Cleal and Reinhard. April 13, 1897, with the improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail view of a special indicator with the alining device therefor. Fig. 3 is an end elevation showing the multiple accumulator construction which is substantially identical with that disclosed in the application of E. J. V on Pein, Serial No. 342,887, filed November 10, 1906. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the special key bank showing the interlocking mechanism between the accumulator selecting mechanism and the special keys. 1 Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken just inside of the multiple accumulator frame and showing the accumulator selecting mechanism. Fig. 6 is a detail view of part of the operating devices for the special indicator. Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view through the frame carrying the multiple accumulators and the grand total accumulator, and also showing actuators and transfer devices which are common to the independent and grand accumulators. Fig. 8 is a detail view of a mechanism for disabling the grand 12 is a. detail view of the special bank of keys and the locking devices therefor, which devices are controlled by the accumulator selecting mechanism. Fig. 13 is a perspective view of one of the locking devices shown in Fig. 12. Fig. 14: is an end elevation of ,the printing mechanism. Fig. 15 is an enlarged view partially in section of a. portion of the printing mechanism. Fig. 16 is a top plan view of the printing table over which the record material passes. Fig. 17 i is an enlarged view of the improvedcheck ejector arid the operating camtherefor. Fig. 18 is an enlarged view of the cam and connectionsare common to a plurality of independent accumulators and a grand accumulator, the independent accumulators bemg mounted upon a movable frame, and any one of them being arranged to be brought into cooperative relation with the actuators by a lever,

which is adjustable to different positions.

The grand accumulator is constructed to have entered thereupon by the actuators, the amounts accumulated upon several of the independent accumulators, with provisions for disabling the grand accumulator when certain others of the independent accumulators are brought into cooperative relation with the actuators. Transfer devices are mounted in juxtaposition to the actuators and are common to the independent and grand accumulators. A series of special keys is pro vided, bearing designations similar to several of the'accumulators, with provisions for preventing the operation of any other key besides the one corresponding in designation to the accumulator that is in cooperative relation with the actuators. This preventing or locking mechanism is under the control of the adjustable lever and is so constructed that when certain of the accumulators are brought into cooperative relation 1 .h the actuators, by the movement of the adjustable lever, any one of these keys is free to be operated. An improved form of operating mechanism for one of the indicators is provided, which operating mechanism is capable of being differentially adjusted in one direction and then moved in another direction for directly positioning the indicator from one position to another.

The various improvements have been shown in a machine adapted to English "currency. An improved form of operating device for the tens of shilling indicator and the tens of shilling accumulator actuator is .provided, which actuating mechanism is,

when necessary, moved one step under the control of the tens of shilling indicator, and is returned to normal position upon a succeeding operation of the machine.

A movable frame carrying-an autographi c strip is provided, upon which strip is entered written and printed records. The frame normally is in such position as to receive the Written record, and, upon the operation of themachine, will be moved into position to receive an impression from a set of type carr1ers in ahnement with the written record and afterward be restored toits normal position, by which restoration the autographic strip is fed. An impression is also arranged to be taken upon a check strip from the type carriers, which strip is then severed and the check ejected from the machine to be given to the purchaser as a receipt for the transaction.

F or the purpose of illustration, these improvements have been shown in a machine of a type well known upon the market, which machine is adapted to the English monetary system. but it is to be understood that these improvements are not to be limited to this particular type of machine or to the particular monetary system shown, as they with equal facility may be sed with other well known types of machines now upon the market, and which are adapted to take care of other monetary systems besides that herein shown.

The type of machine to which these improvements have been shown applied, as is well known, is provided with a series of banks of amount keys 1, each bank of which controls the differential movement of a segment 2 which is loosclv mounted upon a rock shaft 3. Intermediate gears 4 loosely mounted upon ashaft 55, mesh with the segments 2.,and also with gears 6 secured to amount indicators 7. from which it will be seen that anymovement of the segments 2 under control of the keys 1, is imparted to the amount indicators 7. 7

In the aforementioned Von Pein application and in United States Patent No 765,767, granted to Thomas Carroll on July 26, 1904, these intermediate gears are secured to the inner end of nested sleeves, which sleeves at their outer ends are provided with yokes carrying segments for actuating the accumulators. With this sleeve construction, it is necessary to employ the yokes in order to bring the actuating segments for the different denominational elements of the accumulator into proper cooperative relation therewith. ln the present construction, these sleeves and yokes are done away with and the movements of the intermediate gears at are t'ansmitted through suitable pinions 8 to shafts 9, which shafts at their outer ends are provided with pinions 10. and 11, which through the proper intcrmeshing of said pinions, operate the accumulating and printing mechanisms located at the left and right hand side, respectively of the machine.v

h The pinions 10 drive actuators 12 (Fig. I), winch actuators are loosely mounted upon the shaft 5 and are arranged to cooperate with any one of a series of independent accumulators 13, which are mounted upon a frame 14-, that is rotatable about a stub shaft 15 projecting from a Slide 16 (Fig. 3). The inner wall of the frame 14 is provided with a pinion 17 (Fig. 5) with mental rack plate 20 which meshes with a musk portion 21 of a lever 22 loosely mounted upon the rock shaft 3. Near its upper ,o d the lever 2-2 is provided with parallel ,hpks which su port a slide 2%, the latter having a block .20 secured thereto, the outer end of which is beveled and engages with notches26 formed in a plate 27 secured to .0118 ofthe side frames 29 ot the machine. The extreme upper end of the slide has an offset 29 with which one end of a lever 30 contacts, the said lever being formed in the shape of bell crank and suitably pivoted to the main lever 22. From this it will be seen that the main lever 22 is normally latched in its adjustedposition by the block 25 of the slide 24: entering one of the notches .26 of the plate 27. When it is desired to adjust the lever 22, the auxiliary lever 00 carried thereby operated. which depresses slide 24 and witlulraws the block from the notch 26 thereby leaving the lever 22 free to be moved. [tn v movement of this lever will, through the segmental rack plates 20 and-18 and pinion 17, impart corresponding rotary movement to the frame 14 to bringany one of the accumulators 13 into cooperative relation with the actuators 12.

movement of the main lever Y To prevent the operation oi the machine 'while' the lever 22 is being; adjusted from one position to another, the block 2:1 secured to the slide 24: is provided with an which lies above the outer edge of segmental plate 31 which is carried by connected links 32 suitably mounted upon the side frame 28. The upper one of the links 32 is secured to a rock shaft 33, which rock shaftcarries a rearwardly extending arm 3 L having an upturned portion 35 at its extreme rearward end, When the machine is at rest the por- .tion\\ 35 is arranged to pass into a notch 36 formed in a disk 37 secured to a shaft .which given a complete rotation upon each operation of the machine. When the auxiliary lever 30 is operated previous to the I 22. the slide 24, will :be lowered, carrying the block out .ofit'srecess 26, by which mo vement the offset' of the block 25 engages the upper edge of the plate 31 and moves said ilate inwardly, which movement, through the upper link 32, will rock the shaft carrying the proiection 35 of arm 34 into the notch 36 of disk 37 thereby locking the machine from opcration"until the slide 24 and coljperating parts return to their normal positions. This return movement of the parts above described is accomplished by a spring 39, the ends of which are secured to arm 34 and tothe side frame 28. The ovc described operation or the adiu e manip ulative device 22 andconnections is substantially identical with that shown in the aforementioned Von Pein application and for further description of same. reference may be had to said application. After the selected accumulator 13 has been positioned by the adjustable manipulative device 22, the frame 11 carrying said accumulator will be elevated by a cam disk l1 (Fig. secured to the shaft 5. into a groove 10 of which projects a roller 42 extending from the slide 16 carrvin the frame ll. The slide 16 is guided at its upper and lower ends by frame work 43 suitably attached to the side frame 28. The segmental plate 18, operated by the adjustable lever 22, is arranged to contact with bumper plungers all (Figs. 3 and 5) at the extrem movement thereof, so as to prevent any racking oi the mechanism that would occur it positive stops were provided.

A. grand accumulator (Fl, 7) is provided, which accumulates the combined total or" several of the independent accumulators 13, this grand accumulator being also actuated by the actuators 12. The grand total accumulator 45 is normally disconnected from the actuators and is constructed to be connected thereto when entries are made in any of the independent accumulators, the grand total of which. is accumulated by the accumulator 45. When certain other of the accumulators carried by the frame 14 is brought into cooperative relation with the actuators 12, the mechanism for connecting the grand accumulator with said actuators will be disabled so that entries may be made upon certain. ol the aw-umulatm's without en tering the more in llw grand total accumulater.

A frame composed of side arms 46 supports the grand accumulator 45-, which frame is pivotally mounted in the frame work 48. Connected to one of the side arms 16 of the grand accumulator frame is the upper end of a link 47 S), the lower end of said link being provided with a nose 4-8, which, when the grand accumulator is to be moved into engagement with the actu ators 12, rests in a notch 49 formed in the side of a slide 50, which slide is suitably guided the 5 and Projectingfrom the slide 50 is a roller 51 that extends into a cam groove formed in a disk 58 secured to the shaft 38. The shape of the groove is such that as the shaft 38 is rotated,.

the slide 50 will be lowered w iich will lower the link 47 and thereby rock the accumulator trame so as to carry the grand accumulator into engagement with the actuators 12. 'l" e accumulator frame 14 carries nine accumulators 13, six of which are for the purpose of accumulating the totals of sales of as many clcr 9 while the three other accumulators can l. by the frame 1 1 are for the purpose a... .aulating the totals of special transactions, such as Charge, Re ceived on account and Paid out made by the different clerks. The grand accumulator t5 accumulates the combined total of the siX clerk act'zumulators. and when a special transaction is entered in one of the special accumulators, the above described mechanism for throwing the grand accumulator into engagement w' h the actuators is disabled. so that said grand aceumulatorwill not accumulate the items entered in the special accun'iulators. and this disabling of the throwing mechanism for the grand accumulator is accomplished in the following manner.

The segmental plate 18, which positions the accumulator frame 14, and which is op erated by the adjustable manipulative device is provided with a cam slot 54- (Figs. 5 and S) into which projects a roller 55 extending from a level-.56 secured to one end of a rock shaft 57. This rock shaft at its other end has secured thereto a rearw'ardly extending arm 58 to which is connected the lower end of a slide 59, the extreme upper end of said slide being provided with an inclined slot (30. into which a pin 61 projects from the link 4-7. The shape of the slot 5* formed in the/ segmental rack plate 18 is such that. when any one of the six clerks accumulators is in position to be operated by the actuators 12. the lever 56 will be held in the position shown in Fig. 8. in this po sition the nose to of the link 47 will be in the recess 49 of the slide 50, so that upon the operation of the machine the accumulator will be rocked into engagement with the actuators 12. \Y-heu any one of the three sperial accumulators is brought into cooperative relation with the actuators 12, the roller 5.) will pass into the cumming portion 62 of the slot 54 and rock said lever in a clockwise direction (Fig. 8) and. through thearm 58, elevate the slide 59 which slide, through the inclined slot formed in the upper end thereof will cam the link 47 in a rearward direction. thereby carrying the nose 48 of said link out of the recess 49 formed in the slide 50. In order to prevent the accunuilator 45 from accidentally dropping into engagement with the actuators 12 when the link 47 is disconnected from the slide 50. said link at its rearward end is provided with a forked portion 63 which straddles one of the shafts 9 as the nose 48 of said link is disengaged from the recess 49. The slide 59 is provided with an elongated slot of near its upper end through which the shaft 38 pass s. said shaft acting as a guide for the slide in its movement.

A novel form of transfer devices are provided, which devices are common to the independent accumulators and the grand accumulators. These devices carry combined trip and transfer pawls, Which are normally out of operative relation with the accumulators, but are constructed to be brought into operative relation therewith previous to the act-nation of the accumulators by the actuators so that in case a transfer is to take place the pawls will be positioned to efiect said transfer, while the operative relation between the accumulators and the transfer devices is established. the transfer being effected during the disestablishing of operative relation between the accumulators and said transfer devices.

The transfer devices are in the form of segmental plates 65 which are loosely mounted upon the shaft 5 adjacent to the actuators 12. Each of these transfer plates or devices (55 has mounted thereon combined trip and transfer pawls ($6. which pawls are arranged to cooperate with the selected iiulependent accumulator and the grand accumulator. lac-h of the transfer plates 65 is provided with a rack portion 67 with which meshes a rack 38 formed upon the upper end of an arm (39 loosely mounted upon a rod 70 suitably supported in the frame work of the machine. Projecting from each of the arms (i9 is a roller 71 which plays in a cam groove 72 formed in a disk 73 secured to ,the shaft 38. The shape of the groove 72 in the disk 73 is such that previous to the actuation of the selected independent accumulator and the grand accumulator, the arm (3!) is rocked counter clockwise (Fig. 7) thereby rocking the transfer plates 65 in a clockwise direction by which movement trip noses Tl formed upon the pawls 66 are brought into the paths of movement of pins 75 projecting laterally from the wheels of the selected independent and grand accumu lators. If any of the elements of either the independent or the grand accumulator passes beyond the nine position. its pin 75 will engage with the nose H of the corresponding pawl (56 and rock said pawl in a counter clockwise direction. in which position it will be held by a spring operated retaining pawl To engaging with one of the two notches 77 formed in the carrying pawl (36. These retaining pawls are mounted upon the transfer plates (35 and are held by springs 7S into engagement with one of the notches 77 of the carrying pawl so as to prevent accidental displacement of said pawl. As the pawl 66 is rocked by the pin 75 of the achigher denomination one step. it being 1111-.

fully shown in Fig. 12.

meme-e derstood that previous to this operation of the carrying pawl,-the frames 1 and 46 carrying the independent and the grand accumulators will be moved by their respective cams so as to carry the said accumulators out of engagement with the actuators, so that the transfer can be eflected without rotating the actuators 12. In the actuation of an accumulating element by its carrying pawl 66, the said pawl will be restored to its normal position relative to plate by the rotation of the accumulating element with which it is in engagement, in which position it will be held by its retaining pawl 76. It will be noticed that this carrying operation takes place whilfzf the transi er devices are being moved out of operative relation with the accuriiulators. It is also to be understood that the cams 73, for actuating the-arms 69 and. the transfer plates 65, are arranged upon the shaft in such a manner that the transfer devices 65 are successively returned to normal position in order to effect a transfer requiredby a transfer as is well known in the art Pins 81 projecting from the transfer devices 65 limit the movement of the combined trip and transfer pawls 66 as is plainly shown in Fig. 7.

The elements of the independent and the {fraud accumulators are 'irictionallyheld in their adjusted position by retaining pawls 82 which are spring pressed into engagement with the pinions of the accumulating elements.

The next feature of this invention to be described relates to the locking mechanism for the special bank of clerks keys. This mechanism is under the control of the adjustable manipulative device so that when any one of the clerk accumulators is brought into cooperative relation with the actuators by said manipulative device, the corresponding clerks key will be released while the remaining keys will lie-locked tromoperation. lVhen any of the special accumulators is brought into cooperative relation with the actuators by the adjustable manipulative device all of the special keys are released.

This special bank comprises six clerks keys 83 (Figs. 5 and 12) corresponding in designation to the six clerks accumulators mounted upon the movable frame 14:. Pins 84 project from the clerks keys S3 and engage with locking devices 83 pivotally mounted as at 86 upon one of the supporting frames 28 of the machine. These looking devices ai'e so constructed as to permit the operatiorrof only one key at a time, as Pins 87 project through elongatei'l slots 88 oi said locking devices into the side trauic so as to limit the movement of said devices. Each of the locking devices has 2 lateral extension 89 (Figs. 4c, 12 and 13), which pro ects through an opening 90 in the side frame 28.

The block 25 of the slide 24 carried by the adjustable manipulative device cooperates in such a manner with the extensions 89 of the locking devices 85 that alien said block is in any one of the six upper notches of the plate 27, it so adjusts the two adjoining devices as to permit the passage of the pin S of the clerks key 83 corresponding to the position of the adjustable manipulative device, so that said key may be operated, while the rest of the'keys will be locked from operation by said locking devices 85. As there are no locking mechanism devices to cooperate with the block 25 when the adjustable device is moved to any of its three lower positions, in which position the special accumulators carried by the movable frame are .in cooperative relation with the actuators, any of the clerks keys 83 may then be operated.

After one of the clerks keys 83 has been depressed, it is impossible to adjust the manipulative device 2 thereby precluding the possibility of depressing a clerks key and then moving the manipulative device to an other position so as to bring a different accumulator from that corresponding to the key depressed into cooperative relation with the actuators. This is accomplished as follows. Upon the"deprcssin of one of the clerks keys 83 (Fig. 5) a detent 238 will be elevated and, through lug 239 projecting from said detent engaging with an arm 240 secured to a. shaft 24-1, thereby rock said shaft in an anti-clockwise direction, as is well known in the art. This shaft has projecting therefrom an arm 2&6, which carries at its extreme rear end a stud 2&7 that normally rests upon a shoulder 248 of a lever 249, which lever is held in the position shown in Fig. 5 by a spring 250, the ends of which are connected to the arm 2&6 and to the lever 24:9. Upon the rocking of the shaft 24.1 by. the depression of one of the clerks keys, the lever 249 will be rocked in a clockwise direction so as to carry a shoulder 257 formed upon the lower end thereof over a plate 252 formed upon the previously described arm 3% and thereby lock said arm from movement, which consequently pre- Vepts the adjustment of the manipulative de 'ice 22. At the end of the operation of the machine the lever 249 is permitted to return to its normal position, shown in Fi 5, by the stud 2 L? passing above the shoulder 2&8 of said lever.

From the above description it will be seen that a very simple and efi'icient locking mechanism is provided, which mechanism is under the control of the adjustable manipulative device when any one of the clerks accumulators is in cooperative relation with the actuators, while the control of said look ing devices is relinquished by the adjustable manipulative device when any one of the special accumulators is brought into cooperative relation with the actuators.

A special indicator is provided for indicating difl'crcnt classes of transactions, such as Cash, Charge, Received on account, and Paid out, which indicator is located above the amount indicators and is constructed to be controlled by the adjustable manipulative device so that when any of the clerks accumulators is in cooperative relation with the actuators, the special indicator will display a character indicating Cash or when the manipulative device is moved to a position to bring one ofthe special accumulators into position to be actuated, the said indicator will be adjusted upon the operation of the machine to display a character corresponding to the special accuniulator that is in cooperative relation with the actuators. A novel form of actuator for positioning the special indicator is herein shown, which actuator is differentially adjusted in one direction under the control of the adjustable manipulative idevice and subsequently moved in anotherldt rection to move the indicator directly from one position to another.

The herein before described lever 56, which is actuated by the cam slot 54 formed in the segmental rack plate 18 controlled by the adjustable lever 22, has secured at its rear end (Fig. 5) the lower end of an arm 91, the upper end of the latter being pro vided with an anti-friction roller 92. When the clerks accumulators are in cooperative v relation with the actuators, the roller 55jof the lever 56 plays .in the concentric portion of the cam slot 5% formed in the segmental plate 18 and consequently does not move the arm 91. When the special accumulators are brought into cooperative relation with the actuators by the adjustment of the manipulative device 22 into one of its three lower positions, the cam portion 02 of the slot 5% will position the lever 56 differentially and manipulative device 22, the upper end of said lever carrying tl ie's oller 92 will be rocked rearwardly by the disk 97, hyLwhich movement the said roller 92 will pass inth the seat of a forked portion of a lever 98. The upper end of this lever 98 is provided with a segmental rack 99 which engages with pinions 100 secured to the supporting rods 101 of a special indicator 102. When the adjustable manipulative device is moved from one clerks position to another clerks position, the lever 91 will not be moved and consequently when the said lever is rocked by the cam groove 96, the special indicator will not be rotated. If the special manipulative device is moved from a. clerks position to a special transaction position, or from one special transaction position to another, the lever 91 will be raised or'lowered so that when said lever is rocked, as before described, the roller 92 will engage with one of the side walls of the {forked portion of lever 98 and move said lev er until the roller passes into the seat of the fork portion. By this movement of the lever 98, it will-be seen that the special indicator 102 will be rotated directly from one posit-ion to another without returning to a normal starting position.

The amount indicators 7 and "the special indicator 102 are provided (Fig. 1) with flashes 103 and 10 1 respectively, which flashes are arranged to conceal the indicators during the operation of the machine and to be withdrawn from concealing position at the very end of the operation. These flashes are connected by a link 105 so as to move together. One of the supporting arms 106 for the-amount flashes 103 has projecting downwtfrdly therefrom a pitman 107, the lower end of which is provided with an elongated slot 108 through which the shaft 38 passes. Projecting from the lower end of the pitman 107 is a roller 109 which plays in a cam groove 110 formed in a disk 111 secured to the shaft 38. The shape of the groove 110 is such that upon the beginning of the rotation of the shaft 38 the flashes 103 will be withdrawn to a position to conceal the amount indicators 7 and through link 105 rotate the flashes 10st to conceal the special indicator 102. Near the end of the rotation of the shaft 38, the pitman 107 will be elevated so as to withdraw the flashes 103 and 10% from contrealing position and thereby expose the amount and special indicators.

It is to be understood that any well known form of alining mechanism may be used for the purpose of alining the indicators and holding the same in their adjusted position between the operations of the mach' (which alining devices are withd-rgn iipon thebeginning of' an operation,

and restored to their alining position at the end of the operation of the machine. As an illustration of such a construction, the link 105 has fastened thereto an arm 112 which,

when thelink is raised to withdraw the flashes 10 oflthe special indicator, will contact witli one of the flatsurfac es of the special. indicator and thereby properly aline it as shown in Fig. 2, it being understood that the special indicator is held in its adjusted position by the roller 92 remaining in the seat of the fork portion of the lever 98 until the alining arin 112 engages the flat surface of the special indicator 102, after which the roller 92 is withdrawn from the side of the fork portion of the lever 98 so that the arm. 91 carrying the roller 92 may be adjusted by the operation of the manipulative device As previously stated, the machine to which the improvements have been shown as applied is adapted for the English monetary systen'i and has a novel form of actuating mechanism for the ten shillings indicator and for operatin the ten shillings actuator for the accumulator. This mechanism best shown in Fig. 9, and its construction is as follows. A single key 113 representing ten shillings is mounted in one of the intermediate frames 28 of the machine and is held in its outermost position by its spring 11 1. The shank of the key 113 is provided with a notch 11.5, which, when said key is depressed against the tension of its spring 11 1, is engaged by an offset 116 of a detent slide 117 and latched in its depressed position, the detent slide being suitably mounted by screws 118, which pass through elongated slots 119 formed in said detent, into a plate 120 carried by the intermediate frame 28. The detent 117 is held in its lowermost position by a spring 121 When the key 113 is depressed, the detent is elevated by the inner bevel portion of the key contacting with the lateral projection 116 and is held elevated until the notch 115 presents itself to the projection 116 of the detent 117, when said spring 121 will draw the detent downwardly to latch the key in its innermost position. Upon this movement of key 11 its inner end will contact with a plate 121 pivotally mounted upon the stationary plate 120 and rock said plate 121 against the tension of a spring 122, the ends of which are connected to the plate 121 and to a link 123. This movement of the plate 121 will cause an arm 124 mounted noon said plate to be rotated in EIII ZIIlthClOCKWlSQ direction against the tension of a spring 125 on account of a roller 126, which projects from the arm 126i, contacting with the surface of a cam plate 127 secured to the rock shaft 3.

As is well known and. fullv disclosed in the aforementioned Cleal and Reinhard patout, the rock shaft 3 is first moved in a clock wise direction 9) through about 90 and then returned slightly beyond its starting position and finally back to its normal position. The cam plate 127' secured to this rock shaft 3 has a depression 128 in the up per surface thereof so that when the said plate is moved clockwise shown in the Fig ure, upon the beginning of the operation of the machine, the depression 128 will permit a n 1.: rying the with the pin 129 of the plae 121. This movement of the plate 121 caused by the arm 121, will, through the pin 1 2}) contacting with the innner end of an elongated slot 130 formed in the previously mentioned link 123, more said link rearwardly a ainst the tension its spring 12 The ard end of the l i is secured to an arm 131 loosely mounted upon the shalt 5 and extending downwardly therefrom. This arm at its pivotal point has securel thereto a rearwardly extending arm 132 to which is secured one end of a link 133, the other end of which is secured to an arm 13 1 supporting the ten shillings indicator 135. From this it will be seen that as the link 123 is moved rearwardly, the arms 131 and 132 will be rocked in a clockwise direction and through the link 1323 rock the arm 13 1 in an anti-clo ckwise direction to bring the ten shillings lniractcr on the indicator 135 into position to be exposed. when the previously mentioned concealing means is withdrawn.

To avoid y confusion in the reading of the indication when the ten shillings key is not depressed, the units of shillings indicator shown in 10 has that portion thereof where the zero would normally appear cut away so that 'f the ten shillings indicator is not operated, a blank space will appear at the readi opening of the units and tens of shilling indicator. The ten shillingsindicator is of a smaller radius than the units shillings indicator and a portion thereof plays within the units of shillings indicator. this portion of the ten gr r shillings indicator carrying the zero char acter rroni thi' it will seen that when the ten shilling pendent of the cha zero operated indeings indicator, 4 'nl appear, the l'lOUEll the opcui formed 1 s. b sin y. indicator. if the igs indicator,

1 lings indicator will m neral displayed by indicator.

i s prev ously d, the rock shaft 3is r 'urned its which movement a shoulder 136 formed upon the lower fol rd dge of the plate \T u 1? contacts with t e reanvard extension noia'nal position, by.

137 of the detent slide 117 and elevates said slide against the tension of spring 121 which elevation will release the ten shillings key, the latter being then returned to its outermost position.

The arm 132 which is loosely mounted upon the shaft 5 has a segmental rack portion 138, vihich meshes with one of the pinions 8 and thereby rotates one of the shafts 9 to transmit the above described clockwise movement of the arm 132 through the pinions 10 to the actuator 12 for the tens of shillings elements of the independent and grand accumulators.

Upon the succeeding operation of the machine an extension 139 of the plate 127 will engage with a nose 1-10, projecting downwardly from the link 12 during the clockwise movement imparted to the plate 127, and thereby restore said link and connections to normal position, as shown in Fig. 9.

A hell crank lever l-l-l is suitably mounted upon one of the intermediate frames 28 and the horizontal portion of the bell crank is provided with a recess 112, into which projects a pin 143 secured to the detent slide 117. 'When this slide is elevated upon the depressing of a key, the bell crank 14-1 will be rocked in an anti-clockwise direction and thereby carrying its vertical portion into the path of a plate 144- secured to the previously described plate 127, thus preventing the rocking of the shaft 3 and consequently the operation of the machine. lVhen the key is fully depressed, the detent 117 and the bell crank 141 will be restored to their normal positions by the spring 121. This plate 14-4 also prevents the operation of the key 113 while the machine is being operated, by the surface of said plate passing in the path of the vertical arm of the bell crank 141.

The remaining features of the invention relate to the recording mechanism and comprise, first, a movable frame carrying a record strip, which frame is normally in position to have entered thereon written data, and upon the operation of the machine is moved to have an impression taken thereon from a set of type carriers in juxtaposition to the written entry, after which the frame is returned to its normal position; second, an improved form of check ejector, which is provided with normally inoperative gripping-means for the check, which grip 'iing means is rendered operative upon taking an impression upon the check from the type carriers; and third, an improved form of feeding means for an inking ribbon, which means is automatically reversed when the ibbon is nearly exhausted from either of the spools carrying the said ribbon. These different improvements relating to the printing mechanism will be described in the order enumerated.

As previously stated,the shafts (Fig. 1 are driven by the intermediate gears -1- through pinions 8, and these shafts at their right hand ends have secured thereto pinions 11 (Fig. 11) which pinions, through a number of pinions mounted upon said shafts l, transmit the movement of said shafts to segmental rack plates 145, which are loosely mounted upon the right hand end of the shaft These rack plates 115 are pro vided with reduced rack portions 1416 which mesh with racks 117 formed upon the upper end of levers 148 which are centrally pivoted upon the right hand side frame as at 1&9. The lower ends of the levers 14-8 are provided with rack portions 150 similar to the rack portions 147, which rack portions mesh with pinions 151 secured to the inner ends of nested sleeves 152, which at their outer ends carry type carriers These type carriers are thus under the control of the amount and the clerks initial keys.

Upon the bringing of any one of the special accumulators such as Charge, Received on account and Paid out into cooperative relation with the actuators by the adjustable manipulative device 22, the lever 56 will be rocked by the cam portion 62 of the slot 54: formed in the segmental rack plates 18 (Figs. 5 and 8). This lever 56, as previously stated, is secured to a shaft 57, which shaft extends through the machine and at its right hand end has secured thereto a rack plate 154, which meshes with one of the pinions 151 and through its sleeve 152 rotates the type carrier 153 bearing characters indicative of the special transactions, as said shaft 57 is rocked by the adjustment of the manipulative device. 22 to bring the special accumulators into cooperative rela tion with the actuators.

A movable frame 155- (Figs. Li and 15) is slidably mounted between guide strips 156, which are suitably secured to the frame work of the recording mechanism. This frame 155 supports a record strip storage and supply rollers 157 and 158, the strip being fed from the supply roller 157 around a table 159 and thence to the storage roller 158. The table 159 is pivotally mounted as at 160 to an offset 161 of the sliding frame 155 and is limited in its d0WI1'\ and movement by one of the side arms of the table 159 contacting with a stud 162 projecting from an offset 163 of the sliding frame The storage roller 158 is provided with a ratchet wheel 164, the teeth of which are arranged to engage with a stud 165 of a feed pawl 166, so as to feed the record strip when the frame is returned to its normal position. This pawl 166 is drawn into a position such that its stud 165 will engage the ratchet teeth by a spring 167, the ends of which are secured to said pawl and to a bell crank lever 168 upon which the pawl is mounted.

This lever 168 is pivotally mounted as at 169 to the stationary frame work of the recording mechanism and has a horizontal member 170 which extends through an opening 171 in the covering 1720f the recording mechanism so as to be capable of manual operation when it is desired to feed they record strip without an operation of the machine. The lever 168 is heldin the position shown in Figs. let and 15 by a coil spring 173, the ends of which are secured to said lever and to one of the guide strips 156 for-the sliding frame 165. The movement of the manually operated lever 170 is limited by a stud'17et which passes through an elonformed in the lower end of v groove 181 formed in a disk 182 secured to a large intermediate gear 183. This gear is loosely mounted upon the stub shaft] 1 19,

Which carries the crank levers 148 for adjusting the type carriers, as previously described. -As the intermediate wheel 183 is .given a half rotation only at each complete operation :of the machine, the cam groove 181 is necessarily a duplex one, and the shape of the-groove is such thatupon the half rotation of the gear 183, thelever 178 will bemoved first in an anti-clockwise direction and then returned toits normal posi tion; This mo'vementof the lever will carry the slide'155 rearwardly so that a platen roller 1841 carried by the pivotally mounted frame 159 supported upon the slide 155, will be brought into position to take an impression from the type carriers 153. .The side arms of the v,pivotally mounted frame 159,; carrying the platen roller 184, have pr0ject ing downwardly therefrom extensions 185, which, when the sliding frame is moved rearwardly, are brought above plates 186 secured to an arm 187 of atv ertically movable frame 188, soethat when the extensions 185 in the pivotally mounted frame159 are I brought above the plates 186 and the frame 188 elevated, the platen roller 184 carried=by the-frame '159-will' be moved to take an :im 1'- pressionupon the record strip which passes aroundsaid' roller. The plates186 are ad--.- justably" mounted upon the arms 187 so asrto secure the proper pressure in order toobtainl.

a good impression from the type carriers.

' A portion of the covering for the record-. ing mechanism is formed of transparent material 189, such as glass, so that the lastfeW the 1 check.

tered upon the record strip. in juxtaposition to where an impressionwill be subsequently taken upon the'record -strip;, from the type carriers, it being; understood that the, strip is of suliicient width to have both the written and printed entries made thereon without interfering with -each other, i

The frame188 which ismoved vertically in order to carry tie impression roller into contact with-the type carriers 153, has projecting therefrom a screw stud 191, which plays in an elongated slot 193 form edin one member of a bellcrank lever 194 (Figs. 14, 15 and 18) which lever ispivotally mounted upon the printer -.fr.ame work as at,19 5 The othermember of the bell crank lever: is provided witharoller,196,which plays in a cam groove 197 in a :disln198 suitably secured to a gear 199, which makes alcomp lete r0tation at each operation of the machine} The shape of the cam groove 197 is such a's'to rock the lever 191 twice during each rotation of the disk 198 so that the vertically movable frame 188 will be moved upwardly twice in order to take two impressions, the first upon a check strip 200, which is severed and the check ejected, as hereinafter described, and v the second upon the record strip carried by the movable frame, v .v V

The gear 199 is connected througliintervening gearing 201m the,previously' described .intermediategear 183 aslifs well .known and full-y showninfFig '14. The

gearing from the operating,handle,179 to the gear 199 :is so proportioned thatr for each two rotations of the operating handle 179, the gear 199' and the intervening gearing 201 will be given one complete rotation, while the large intermediate gear 183, as previously stated, will be given only a half rotation.

A double set of feed rollers 202 and 203 (Fig. 14) are provided for feeding, a por-. tion of the check strip at each operation of the machine, intoposition to takean impressionfrom the type carriers This check strip passes through, a stationary knife 20% supported by the frame work of the recording mechanism and overia movable knife 205,car;ried by.the vertically mov- -by the sliding frame --l1-55, .,it iheingf lunden stoodathat the pivotally,,mouirted., ,table is moved into position totake an impression from thettype carrier during the feeding of As the ,check :st rip;.-;= passes through the stationary knifeion ltofthe piw otally mounted table carried by the i sliding frame 155, it willassover an e;ifset;,2 O6 Ofj'a lever 207 (Figs. 14; 15, 17 ahd 20) which is pivotally mounteda -as .at298 upon the frame work of the machine. This lever 207 hasfmounted thereon a pivotal arm 20?), the forward'end of which armand 

